Social+Studies+Resources

__[|History Is Everything!] __This site contains information about anything you wanted to know about history. The green links off to the sides provide incredible resources and you're able to search for anything relating to history. This site was made by a social studies educator. ===   ===  <span style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);">//Shared by Erica Wylie//     <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 241); text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(24, 2, 2);">Rating:    <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(241, 4, 9); font-family: arial;">**ÓÓÓÓ**   <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 241); text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 241); text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">[|Social Studies Central] __<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 241); text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">   <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 241); text-align: left;">  <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(246, 239, 239);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">This site contains many resources for social studies teachers. Especially helpful is information on teaching 21st Century learners, History Blog, and of course, lesson plan ideas. Also the list of web resources has great links that actually integrate the two subjects such as 21st Century Literacy Skills, Online Interactive Simulations, and links to Primary Sources which can be particularly difficult for students to find. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(246, 239, 239);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"> ===<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 241); text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(246, 239, 239);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">      === <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 241); text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(246, 239, 239);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">  <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">     <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 241); text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: rgb(246, 239, 239);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);">//<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249); font-size: 90%;">Shared by April Thompson //  <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">    <span style="background-color: rgb(246, 239, 239);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Rating:  **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(241, 4, 9); font-family: Arial;">ÓÓÓÓÓ **

===<span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(246, 239, 239);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> [|Overnight Planning System (For Business and Educators)]        <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">  <span style="background-color: rgb(246, 239, 239);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">  <span style="background-color: rgb(246, 239, 239);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">   ===

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<span style="background-color: rgb(246, 239, 239);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">  <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="background-color: rgb(246, 239, 239);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">Despite a less attractive interface than one might be accustomed to, this site really does aim to achieve it's mission: "   <span style="background-color: rgb(246, 239, 239);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">Provide "Just-In-Time" technology, business, and productivity strategies for the unpredictable challenges or    <span style="background-color: rgb(246, 239, 239);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">"OOPS"moments in the classroom and boardroom." The links to virtual field trips would be ideal for immediately showing visual learners what exactly a teacher is talking about. <span style="background-color: rgb(246, 239, 239);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">          <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"> <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="background-color: rgb(246, 239, 239);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"> //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249); font-size: 90%;">Shared by April Thompson //  <span style="background-color: rgb(246, 239, 239);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(246, 239, 239);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Rating: **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(241, 4, 9); font-family: Arial;">ÓÓÓ **<span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial;">     <span style="background-color: rgb(246, 239, 239);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"> ===<span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(246, 239, 239);"><span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">[|How Stuff Works]    <span style="background-color: rgb(246, 239, 239);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">  <span style="background-color: rgb(246, 239, 239);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">   ===

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<span style="background-color: rgb(246, 239, 239);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">  <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">  <span style="background-color: rgb(246, 239, 239);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">There are many series of educational lectures on a variety of topics to be found on iTunes Podcasts for Education K-12. One that students may enjoy more is How Stuff Works: Stuff You Missed in History Class which addresses history related topics. Most are short and would work well as warm-ups or as clips to add to Power Point or Notebook presentations. Additionally, videos are available and searches can be expanded to all of the Web. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">  //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"> <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Shared by April Thompson //  <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Rating: **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(241, 4, 9); font-family: Arial;">ÓÓÓÓ ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">

===<span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">[|High Techspectations]  <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"> ===

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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">This is a blog by a faculty member of the University of Chicago, Lucy Gray, who does various presentations for teachers. She is a wealth of knowledge on technology resources. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">  //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"> <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Shared by April Thompson //  <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">    <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Rating: **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(241, 4, 9); font-family: Arial;">ÓÓÓÓ **<span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial;">   <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> ===<span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"><span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">[|Cogdogblog]  <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"> ===

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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">This blog has an entertaining take on educational technology. Most tech-savvy educators can hope to be able to one day do all of the applications Alan Levine discusses here! <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">    <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);">  //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"> <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Shared by April Thompson //  <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Rating: **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(241, 4, 9); font-family: Arial;">ÓÓÓ **

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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 231, 231);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Weblogg-ed prominently advertises that it is for "learning with the read/write web". Will Richardson has made his blog easy to navigate as well. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">//<span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Shared by April Thompson and Deborah Thomas Comment from Susanna Robertson: I think we're all in agreement that Weblogg-ed.com is one of those blogs to which you must subscribe!// <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Rating: **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(241, 4, 9); font-family: Arial;">ÓÓÓÓÓ **<span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial;">